IBM XIV and VMware Synergy with IBM Spectrum Control Base EditionThis IBM® RedpaperTM publication is a brief overview of synergistic aspects between the IBM XIV® Storage System server and various VMware components that are enabled by IBM SpectrumTM Control Base Edition version 2.2.0. The paper shows how easy and straightforward installing, configuring, and using IBM Spectrum ControlTM Base Edition can be to take better advantage of an existing VMware environment, using IBM XIV storage. |
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